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Thailand

Capital: Bangkok

  • Siam was the only Southeast Asian country that European powers never colonized, though it gave up some territory through unequal treaties.
  • In the 2018 census, about 93.5 percent of the population identified as Buddhist and about 5.4 percent as Muslim.
  • The Ban Chiang site in the northeast is the earliest known center of copper and bronze production in Southeast Asia, dating to about 2000 to 1000 BCE.
  • In the cool season, the northern mountains can drop to about 5 degrees Celsius, so visitors hiking there should pack a sweater.

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